Species Regional Summary
Diplosoma listerianum
Northern California to Mid Channel Islands ( NEP-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Pacific Grove/CA/Monterey Bay (as D. pizoni, (7/19/1939, Van Name 1945; Eldredge 1966)

Geographic Extent

CA/Bodega, San Francisco, Monterey Bays (in Intertidal Invertebrates of Calfiornia, 1980); CA/Bodega Bay (2001, Fairey et al. 2002); CA/Bodega Harbor (1969-1971, Boyd 1972, cited by Sorte and Stachowicz 2011; Perez-Portela et al. 2013, clade A); Porto Bodega Marina/CA/Bodega Harbor (2003, de Rivera et al. 2005a); Masons Marina/Marina/CA/Bodega Harbor (2003, de Rivera et al. 2005a); CA/Tomales Bay (2001, Fairey et al. 2002); Clark/CA/Tomales Bay (2003, de Rivera et al. 2005a); Marshall/CA/Tomales Bay (2003, de Rivera et al. 2005a); Sacramento Landing/CA/Tomales Bay (2003, de Rivera et al. 2005a); Thomas Station/CA/Tomales Bay (2003, de Rivera et al. 2005a); Berkeley/CA/Berkeley Yacht Harbor(3/5/1948, Eldredge 1966); Presidio Yacht Club, San Francisco/CA/San Francisco Bay (2004, Cohen et al. 2005); Richmond Marina /CA/San Francisco Bay (2002, Blum et al. 2007); San Francisco Marina/CA/San Francisco Bay (2010, Marrafini et al. 2017); San Leandro Marina/CA/San Francisco Bay (2010, Marrafini et al. 2017) Pacific Grove/CA/Monterey Bay (7/19/1939, Van Name 1945; Eldredge 1966, 1986, USNM 17608, US National Museum of Natural History 2007); Monterey/CA/Monterey Harbor (2002, Fairey et al. 2005; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); Monterey Marina /CA/Monterey Bay (2003, de Rivera et al. 2005a); Santa Cruz/CA/Santa Cruz Harbor (2003, de Rivera et al. 2005a); ; Moss Landing/CA/Moss Landing Harbor, Elkhorn Slough (2001, Fairey et al. 2002; 2003, de Rivera et al. 2005a; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); Carmel/CA/Carmel Cove (1947, Eldredge 1966); CA/Morro Bay (2001, Fairey et al. 200, establishment unknown?)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactCompetition
Diplosoma listerianum was one of several invasive fouling species which showed increased growth (% coverage) at temperatures 3.5 and 4.5°C above the ambient temperature in Bodega Harbor (13.5°C), while the native Distaplia occidentalis showed reduced survival (Sorte et al. 2010).
 

References

Full Reference List for Diplosoma listerianum

  • Nemesis (current)
  • Marine Invasions Lab
  • Partner Portals
    Nemesis California Panama Galapagos Cocos Island NP JTMD
    Archived Projects
    Chesapeake
  • Browse Species
    Taxonomic Groups All Species
  • Browse Regions
    States
    Alaska
    Bioregions & Bays
  • News
  • login

Direct questions and comments to nemesis@si.edu.

©